Explanation of Plate. 
Ill 
Explanation of Plate IV. 
Panicum proliferum Lam. 
Fig. 1. Entire spikelet before anthesis. 
Fig. 2. Empty glumes. I , lower, w, upper. 
Fig. 3. Sterile flower. 
Fig. 4. Its glume. 
Fig. 5. Its palet. 
Fig. 6. Fertile flower. 
Andropogon furcatus Muhl. 
Fig. 7. Pedicelled spikelet in its most aborted state, two re¬ 
duced empty glumes. 
Fig. 8. Spikelet of empty glumes enclosing reduced flower. 
Fig. 9. Spikelet of empty glumes enclosing flowering glume 
nd palet of normal size. 
Fig. 10. Spikelet with lower flower staminate and upper 
flower represented by glume. (Condition described in Manual, 
though glume of upper flower is not mentioned.) 
Fig. 11. Pedicelled spikelet perfect — closed. 
Fig. 12. Same as fig. 11, displayed, a , Upper empty glume. 
Lower empty glume, c, Lower flowering glume, d , Glume 
of abortive upper flower, e, Palet of perfect flower. 
